Record of Congress Enacts Broad Legislation Yet Faces Key Debates
Washington review of the Fifty-sixth Congress notes broad enactments including the Porto Rico government law, Hawaiian territorial status, a gold reserve and financial reforms. It highlights lingering doubts on the Nicaraguan canal, shipping subsidy, Pacific cable, and oleo margarine bills, with total two-session appropriations around 1.457 billion dollars.
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Congress
Porto Rico
Philippines
Senate
Spooner
Hawaii
Treasury
United States Army
Wilcox
House
Brightham H. Roberts
Utah
Quay
Pennsylvania
Stone
Clark
Montana
Coer D’alene
Idaho
Morgan Leads Record Steel Consolidation Victory
New York February reports J P Morgan has completed a major steel industry consolidation. The Carnegie Co Federal Steel National Tube American Steel and Wire American Tin Plate National Steel American Steel Hoop and American Sheet Steel join to form United States Consolidated Steel Co with 1.1 billion dollars in capitalization. The plan uses assets and earnings to issue stock. The new firm will issue 300 million in five percent mortgage bonds 400 million in seven percent stock and 400 million in common stock.
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National Tube Co
American Steel and Wire Co
American Tin Plate Co
National Steel Co
American Steel Hoop Co
American Sheet Steel Co
United States Consolidated Steel Co
Widow Murders Six Children In Uniontown Well Tragedy
Mrs. Rose Wurzer, a widow, drove her six children ages four to twelve into a Uniontown well after a fit of insanity. She then drowned herself and held the children's heads under water until they died. Neighbors recovered Mrs. Wurzer alive. six children perished. Her husband had died a year earlier.
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Colfax
Wash
Rose Wurzer
Uniontown
Philippine Priests Defy Federal Party Probed by Insurgents Defeated
Manila reports Rev. McKinnon says about 800 native priests oppose the federal party and will withhold sacraments from federalists, charging Protestant influence. Senor Tavera counters, noting loyalty to church-state doctrine. Filipino insurgents suffer several engagements as U S forces press control. peace talks in northern Panay show potential surrender.
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Rev. McKinnon
Mgr. Chapelle
Ermita Catholic Church
Philippines
Church of Rome
Federal Party
Senor Buencamino
Senor Tavera
Father McKinnon
United States
West
Laguna de Bay
Cavinta
Laguna
Forty-seventh Volunteer Infantry
Albay
Eighteenth Infantry
Moosin
Panay
Peace Commission
New York Hold Up Ring Accused of Extorting Saloonkeepers
Etienne Boyer former detective sergeant Louis Levene lawyer Julius Boyer and Louis Gampel four New Yorkers faced $1500 bail each after police alleged they led the New York Anti-Vice Society in extorting money from saloonkeepers Edward H. Alcott said his license was threatened over a disorderly denial and police expect many more victims possibly up to twenty cases.
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New
Alcott
Tragedy Strikes Terre Haute Teacher Ida Finklestein
Ida Finklestein a 20 year old school teacher was assaulted by an unknown assailant three miles east of Terre Haute while walking from a school to an electric line. The attacker shot her in the back of the head and cut her throat severing the windpipe. She died five hours later as officers scour the countryside east of the city.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Ida Finklestein
Shriners Caravan Rides Through Chicago En Route to Honolulu
Mystic Shriners caravan led by Lou B. Vinson passes Chicago on the way to Honolulu Hawaii for temple inauguration. About 160 Shriners and nearly 50 ladies travel with Saladin Temple Grand Rapids escorting. Stops planned before reaching San Francisco on March 4.
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Chicago
Mystic Shriners
Honolulu
Hawaii
Lou B. Vinson
Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Saladin Temple
Grand Rapids
Mich
San Francisco
Fatal Mine Car Accident Claims Three Boys in Biwabik
In Biwabik Minnesota six miles from Biwabik Elba mine accident Sunday cost three boys their lives. Five youths rode a mining car near the shaft house when a switch was misthrown sending the car plunging toward the shaft opening. One boy saved his brother but the other three were killed after the car crashed to the bottom of the shaft.
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Biwabik
Minn
Elba
Pan American Exposition to Feature Global Mining Display
A Pan American Exposition mining exhibit will showcase mining from the United States and across the Americas including Canada Mexico and Central and South American nations. The display will cover minerals ore processing equipment and data on deposits with emphasis on U S and Mexico silver production and Canada iron output.
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Pan-American
United States
South
Central America
Canada
Mexico
Americas
Herbert Shearer
Rare Poultry Show to Lead Pan American Exposition
A planned Pan American Exposition poultry show in Buffalo for October 21 to 31, 1901 aims to showcase United States and Canadian breeders. The industry has grown massively, with egg and poultry sales rivaling the value of major crops, and expects extensive participation and ten acres of stables for livestock exhibits.
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Buffalo
United States
Canada
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